AP World History Glossary Flashcards

2405483872	absolute monarchy	Concept of gov. developed during rise of nation-states in western Europe during the 17th century; featured monarchs who passed laws w/o parliaments, appointed professionalized armies and bureaucracies, established state churches, imposed state economic policies	0
2405485523	age of revolution	period of political upheaval beginning roughly w/ the American Rev. in 1775 and continuing through the French rev of 1789 and other movements for change up to 1848	1
2405486668	al-Afghani	Muslim thinker at the end of the 19th century; stressed need for adoption of Western scientific learning and tech; recognized importance of tradition of rational inquiry	2
2405487962	American Civil War	Fought from 1861 to 1865; first application of Industrial Revolution to warfare; resulted in abolition of slavery in the US and reunification of North and South	3
2405488465	American Revolution	Rebellion of English American colonies along Atlantic seaboard between 1775 and 1783; resulted in independence for former British colonies and eventual formation of USA	4
2405489553	amigos del pais	clubs and associations dedicated to improvements and reform in Spanish colonies; flourished during the 18th century; material improvements rather than political reform	5
2405490851	Anglican church	form of Protestantism set up in England after 1534; established by Henry VIII with himself as head, to obtain a divorce from his first wife; became increasingly Protestant following Henry's death	6
2405492372	Anglo-Boer War	Fought between 1899 and 1902 over the continued independence of Boer republics; resulted in British victory but began the process of decolonization for whites in South Africa	7
2405493319	Armenian genocide	assault carried out by mainly Turkish military forces in Anatolia in 1915; over a million perished and thousands fled to Russsia and the Middle East	8
2405494559	Asante Empire	established in Gold Coast among Akan people settled around Kumasi; many clans linked under Osei Tutu after 1650; dominated by Oyoko clan	9
2405495465	Asian sea trading network	prior to intervention of Europeans, consisted of 3 zones: Arab zone based on glass, carpets, and tapestries; India based on cotton textiles; China based on paper, porcelain, and silks	10
2405496728	Balfour Declaration	British minister Lord Balfour's promise of support for the establishment of Jewish settlement in Palestine issued in 1917	11
2405497670	Balkan nationalism	movements to create independent nations within the Balkan possessions of the ottoman empire; provoked a series of crises within the European alliance system; eventually led to WWI	12
2405498763	Boers	Dutch settlers in Cape Colony, in southern Africa	13
2405499299	Bolsheviks	the majority party; the most radical branch of the Russian Marxist movement; led by Lenin and dedicated to his concept of social revolution; actually a minority in the Russian Marxist political scheme until its triumph in the 1917 rev.	14
2405500559	Boxer Rebellion	popular outburst in 1898 aimed at expelling foreigners from China; failed b/c of intervention of armies of western powers in china; defeat of Chinese enhanced control by Europeans and the power of provincial officials	15